German press analyzes Wilson note and peace prospects
Berlin newspapers weigh the timing and tone of President Wilson's note and Germany's reply. European papers debate whether the Entente will accept terms and how swift reaction to the American proposal will shape future peace efforts.
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ALIN
London
Ger
Wilson
Berlin
Boursen Zeitung
Tageblatt
Erts
Germany
Notreach
Lokal
Vossische Zeitung
Gsident
de Taeglische Rundschau
Ote
Lansing
Dschau
Wil
Panhan
Central
Shivar Mineral Water Promoted by Mobile Diluters
An advertisement touts Shivar Mineral Water as a health tonic for renewals of health and liver and kidneys. It pledges money back guarantee and claims pleasant taste at low cost, available through Van Antwerp Drug Corp mobile diluters.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Avalanches Endanger Champery Swiss Resort Village
Avalanches and a landslide threaten Champery in Valais while residents flee. Swiss troops and 200 internees are aiding efforts to save the remaining villagers. An avalanche near Simplot pass has buried Alpine huts, killing two men and many cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Paris
Champery
Valais
Simplot Pass
Hungary Premier Tisza Denied Planning Resignation
Berlin dispatch reports that Budapest denies a rumor of Count Stephen Tisza's retirement. The tale links discord with Count Czernin and the coalition cabinet to Hungary's effort to curb Tisza's influence. The Czernin government is seen as pursuing a deal to resolve Austria Hungary tensions.
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Berlin
London
Budapest
Stephen Tisza
Hungary
Francis Joseph
Count Tisza
Tisza
Count Czernin
Czernin
Austria
Swiss Note Prompts Cordial Tribute from Helvetian Republic
A Swiss note will reply swiftly in the same spirit and pay a cordial tribute to Swiss hospitality to invalid war prisoners. A diplomat says decisions hinge more on the Entente than Central Powers, as the Entente goals include seizing Alsace Lorraine and other territories. He notes no optimism for immediate peace amid ongoing negotiations and cites Portsmouth as a past model. Switzerland is seen as the likely neutral host for any conference if accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helvetian Republic
Wilson
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Galicia
Bukovina
Adriatic
Austria-Hungary
Constantinople
Armenia
Turkey
Portsmouth
Switzerland
Hague
Nederlander
Holland
Dutchmen Wish Wilson Peace Effort Success
The Hague December 28. A flood of cablegrams to President Wilson from unions social welfare groups and religious bodies praise his peace initiative. The Dutch Socialist party endorses the move urging belligerents to accept his proposal.
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The
Hague
London
Wilson
Dutchocialist Party
Dutch Socialist Party
War climate split among Dutch press over Germany
Newspapers diverge on how to view the conflict with Germany. The Telegraaf urges total war victory while mocking Germanys reply, and suggests the Central Powers welcome Wilsons approach. Pacifist Neuws van den Dag offers a contrasting take.
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Telegraaf
Germany
Wilson
Neuws van den Dag
Peace talks and hopes rise as Hague delegates possible
The article notes optimism for peace with talks at The Hague and other venues. It cites Dutch observers who see Germany seeking peace without offense to the United States and mentions a possible late February imperial conference to align terms.
Cotton seed report for three months issued
Washington December 28 The census bureau released its cotton seed report for the quarter ending October 31 detailing mill receipts crushed and on hand crude and refined oil produced hand oil imports exports linters hulls and running bale figures with precise tonnage and bale counts.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Linters
Hull Uber
Broad Street Church Christmas Tree Event Friday
The Broad Street Methodist Song School will hold its annual Christmas tree entertainment Friday at 7 30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
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Broad Street Church
Broad-street Methodist Song School
Deaths and Funerals for Lewis and Fitzgerald
Funeral services were held for John L. Lewis who died in a Christmas night collision between his motorcycle and a streetcar. Rev. Father Cassidy officiated at the family home 317 St Emanuel Street with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. pallbearers listed. Arthur Joseph Fitzgerald, age unknown, had a large funeral Wednesday at 3 and 3:30 from 105 Monroe Street and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. pallbearers named among active and honorary.
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J. DB. Lewis
John L. Lewis
Father Cassidy
St. Vincents Catholic Church
St. Emanuel Street
Magnolia Cemetery
Messrs
Thomas Cox
T. J. Landry
Eddie Hanlon
Robert Muntz
James Lee
Andrew Peterson
C. J. Mattei
L. Y. Moore
Arthur J. Fitzgerald
Little Arthur Joseph Fitzgerald
Monroe Street
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Hk. O. Gerow
Richard Steber
Thad Williams
Walter Minto
Victor Gonzales
Allison Ford
R. Lisbon
Marshall Jackson
William Allen
Joe Murray
Michael Steber
John Johnson
Eddie Brown
Funeral for Mrs Ruth M Dempster Held in City
Burial of Mrs Ruth M Dempster occurred Thursday at 9:30 AM from the family home at 754 New Jersey Street with interment in Pine Crest cemetery. She leaves a husband one child four brothers I W Imms and Josh Imms of Mobile and John H Imms of St Louis four sisters Mrs Walter Seabury Mrs W J Riser Mrs Annie Sheldt of Whistler and Mrs Christine Botter of Mobile. John Imms and wife of St Louis arrived in the city last night to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Dempster
Ruth M. Dempster
New Jersey Street
Pine Crest Cemetery
Dempster
I.W. Imms
Josh Imms
Mobile
John H. Imms
St. Louis
Walter Seabury
W. J. Riser
Annie Sheldt
Whistler
Christine Botter
John Imms
Constipation Diets and Remedies Promoted in Ad
An advertisement notes that cheese tea and boiled milk tend to check bowels while raw fruits especially apples and bananas panel bread and whole wheat bread promote movement. It claims Chamberlain's Tablets after supper as a sure remedy for severe constipation.
Hearing on Joint Agencies for American Concerns
Washington officials announce public hearings on January 5 for the Webb bill allowing American firms to form joint foreign selling agencies and January 2 on railroad legislation proposed by President Wilson to augment the Adamson law.
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Washington
Newlands
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Today
Wilson
Gulfport Seeks Centennial Plan Despite Funding Delay
Gulfport Mississippi architects and officials say a ruling on state funds will not delay the centennial exposition. Director-General H S Blakeslee explains a minor method change is enough to meet the 125000 state building and landscape costs. The attorney general’s view concerns who orders payments under the appropriation.
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Gulfport
Miss
Blakeslee
Attroney General
Mount Sterling Man Arrested With Copper Trolley Wire
John W. Johnson of Mount Sterling Kentucky was arrested Thursday by Police Officer Mason on charges of being a dangerous and suspicious character for possessing seventy five pounds of copper trolley wire believed to be Mobile Light and Railroad Company property. The arrest occurred at Water and Eslava streets.
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John W. Johnson
Mount Sterling
Kentucky
Johnson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Water
Eslava
National Collegiate Athletic Association Conference Held
Physical directors and professors in charge of athletics from leading colleges gathered in New York for the eleventh annual NCAA conference with about two hundred institutions represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Many Successful Raids Reported by Deputies and Police
Deputy sheriffs told Meriff W. H. Holcombe of raids on Bat Ardoyne 65 Government street Charles Roycroft Adams and Commerce streets Frank Allen Commerce and Lipscomb streets John Clark Lipscomb and Royal streets Sam Smokelin Joachim and Lipscomb streets Willie Abrams Franklin and Knox streets. Police later list raids on Ben F. Cody northwest Charleston and Royal streets Charles Roycroft northwest corner Commerce and Adams streets and C C Schreiner northwest corner Davis avenue and Marmotte streets.
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Meriff W. H. Holcombe
Bat Ardoyne
Government Street
Charles Roycroft
Adams and
Commerce
Frank Allen
Lipscomb
John Clark
Lipscomb and
Royal
Sam Smokelin
Joachim
Lip
Adams Streets
C. C. Schreiner
Davis Avenue
Marmotte
Cure for scalp trouble with Cuticura ointment
Mrs. W. A. Adams of Richwood Va describes severe itching burning scalp with crusted sore and hair loss. After using Cuticura Ointment and Soap from a free sample, she recovered in about six weeks. Advertisement offers free samples by mail and skin book upon request from Boston department.
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Cuthura
W. A. Adams
Cedar St
Richwood
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Rotary Club to entertain boys at Big Brother dinner
Mobile Rotary Club hosts the annual Big Brother dinner at the Cawthon Hotel. 125 boys invited plus Rotarians and guests will enjoy vaudeville acts including Baby Lucy Cullinane Lena Brettel Gussie and Charlie Jones and the Vautrot Sisters. Boxing exhibition planned and dinner starts at 6 pm in the Rotary room.
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Newsies
Mobile Rotary Club
Cawthon Hotel
W. H. Monk, Jr
Baby Lucy Cullinane
Lena Brettel
Gussie
Charlie Jones
Vautrot
Rotary
Change in Baggage Rules for Train Travel
Announcement from tariffs in Mobile states a Cummins amendment change will nullify baggage valuation declarations after January 1. Travelers may declare valuations voluntarily if over 100 dollars, with 19 cents per extra hundred, to recover full loss or damage. If no valuation is declared, loss or damage is limited to 100 dollars.
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Congress
Mobile
Berlin Chamber Sees Postwar Prosperity From War Cooperation
The Berlin Chamber of Commerce reports that in 1916 close cooperation between government and people secured wartime provisioning and the means for energetic continuation of the war. It asserts future economic evolution will meet wartime emergencies.
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Berlin
Sayville
Berlin Chamber of Commerce
Christmas tree Sunday school event at Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Sunday school held its annual Christmas tree entertainment at the McGill Institute. Over 250 children enjoyed a program including songs, ukulele memories, and a Santa presentation, with Bishop Edward P. Allen commending the children and thanking Mrs. C. P. Robinson and the organizers.
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
McGill Institute
Catherine Sherman
Pearla Soost
Slisses May
Lillian White
Agnes Sherman
Mirg Cecile Sherman
Genevieve Sherman
Mammy
B. Courtney
Catherine Courtney
Jack Hughes
Santa Claus
Edward P. Allen
Mobile
C. P. Robinson
Sunday School Society
German answer declares Delta a transport
Berlin reports the Delta, a Norwegian steamship with American crew, was chartered for transport by a belligerent government. It says its destruction by a submarine was legitimate and that crew safety was provided, with half an hour to reach lifeboats and clear weather at the time.
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DELTA
Associated Press
Berlin
London
Settlement in Marina case delayed awaiting Washington advices
The Marina case settlement, contingent on whether the steamship was a government transport, is delayed for further advices from Washington. The US transmitted British statements claiming the vessel carried horses east bound but had no west bound engagement, leaving Germany awaiting the American interpretation. No new developments in the Arabia case.
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Marina
Washington
Germany
Arabia
Dog at police station awaits owner after being found
A white and black setter is at the police station awaiting its owner after being found near St. Michael and St. Joseph streets early Thursday. The dog has black ears with a white streak down the head and wears a collar with an unengraved name plate.
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St. Michael and
St. Joseph
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Hitch
National Athletic Body
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Cawthon
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Paramount
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Najol
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Bayonne
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